Download or read book A Star Is Bored written by Byron Lane and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Star is Bored is an absolute knockout. Riotously funny and wickedly tender." — Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones and the Six "Wildly funny and irreverent... Lane’s writing lifts the novel far above its gossamer Hollywood setting, suffusing [the novel] with a complex sensitivity." - The New York Times Book Review A hilariously heartfelt novel influenced in part by the author’s time assisting Carrie Fisher. People Magazine Best Book of Summer 2020 - Named a Must-Read Summer book by Town & Country - Named One of the 14 Best Books of Summer 2020 by Harper's Bazaar - One of Library Journal's 2020 "Titles to Watch" - One of the 30 Best Beach Reads According to Parade Magazine She needs an assistant. He needs a hero. Charlie Besson is tense and sweating as he prepares for a wild job interview. His car is idling, like his life, outside the Hollywood mansion of Kathi Kannon, star of stage and screen and People magazine’s Worst Dressed list. She's an actress in need of assistance, and he's adrift and in need of a lifeline. Kathi is an icon, bestselling author, and award-winning movie star, most known for her role as Priestess Talara in a blockbuster sci-fi film. She’s also known in another role: Outrageous Hollywood royalty. Admittedly so. Famously so. Chaotically so, as Charlie quickly discovers. Charlie gets the job, and his three-year odyssey is filled with late-night shopping sprees, last-minute trips to see the aurora borealis, and an initiation to that most sacred of Hollywood tribes: the personal assistant. But Kathi becomes much more than a boss, and as their friendship grows Charlie must make a choice. Will he always be on the sidelines of life, assisting the great forces that be, or can he step into his own life's leading role? Laugh-out-loud funny, and searingly poignant, Byron Lane's A Star is Bored is a novel that, like the star at its center, is enchanting and joyous, heartbreaking and hopeful.

Download or read book I Love Jesus But I Want to Die written by Sarah J. Robinson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Download or read book Hiding in Sunshine written by John Stuart and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quiet, affluent life of the Brinkley family is shattered when they are forced to go into hiding. On the run for eleven years, the family is never far from the threat of a foreign cyber-criminal enterprise trying to reach them.

Download or read book Haunting Joy written by Lena Goldfinch and published by Indigo Road Teen. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I step out of the shower into my steamy bathroom. Then I see it. I whip a towel around me so fast I almost wipe out on the tile floor. Because apparently I’m being haunted again... By a boy who scrawled KYLE across my bathroom mirror with his ghostly finger. Joy's new ghost, Kyle, crashes into her life, disrupting her senior year...and complicating her relationship with Nick. Which is already complicated enough. "A sweet, creative, mystical journey..." Marley Gibson, bestselling author of the Ghost Huntress series (On Haunting Joy: Book 1) "A sweet and charming ghost story that completely won me over." Lena Coakley, Witchlanders (On Haunting Joy: Book 1) The Haunting Joy Series Haunting Joy: Book 1 Haunting Joy: Book 2 Chain Reaction: A Short Story (Prequel to Haunting Joy: Book 1) (Free ebook)

Download or read book Blackbird The Complete Series written by Lily Foster and published by ShoreFront Books. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 1070 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The euphoria and crushing pain of first love, the possibility of second chances, the joys and sorrows of motherhood in all its varied configurations… The Blackbird series by Lily Foster is a vivid exploration of what it means to be a woman along every stage of the journey. Heartbreaking and uplifting, each novel explores the struggle to become who we were meant to be, the staggering power of family, and the courage required to forgive, especially when the person we need to forgive most is the one staring back at us in the mirror. This collection includes: When the Night is Over Your Hand in Mine Ghost on the Shore All Your Life

Download or read book All Your Life written by Lily Foster and published by Lily Foster. This book was released on 2023-06-22 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarah Hamilton is living the dream. She earns perfect grades, has the right set of friends and wears the right clothes. She’s a golden child, and the long-awaited answer to her parents’ prayers. I walk through that life—Sarah’s life—every day, but it’s like I’m watching from some perch on a tree outside the window. I’m always searching for something: some feeling, some connection, some person. I don’t know who or what it is. All I know is that I don’t belong. I’ve known it all my life. So when I finally discover what I’ve always known in my heart to be true, the words hit with the force of a freight train, leave me hollowed out and numb. But those same words...They also set me free. Synopsis: Sarah Hamilton lives a life most people will only ever dream of, but nothing is at it seems. When secrets are revealed and everything comes crashing down, she meets Liam. He's a raging storm, all hard edges, and when they meet it's definitely not love at first sight. A haunting, heartbreaking coming of age romance that will keep you turning the pages. All Your Life is Book 4 in Lily Foster's Blackbird Series. Second chance romance, enemies to lovers, forbidden age gap and men in uniform...Find out why readers are calling the Blackbird series "beautiful, heartbreaking and sexy." Book 1: When the Night is Over Book 2: Your Hand in Mine Book 3: Ghost on the Shore Book 4: All Your Life Every book can be read as a standalone, and all are intended for readers 17 and older due to mature content

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Download or read book The Code of Silence Collection written by Tim Shoemaker and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-book bindup of Tim Shoemaker’s Code of Silence novels takes readers on a series of realistic, nail-biting adventures. In Code of Silence, friends Cooper, Hiro, and Gordy witness a robbery … but when it appears several cops are behind the crime, they aren’t sure who they can trust. Telling the truth could be deadly. But remaining silent could mean an innocent man’s life. In Back Before Dark, the three friends find themselves caught in a trap that leads to Gordy’s abduction. As time goes by without any clues or messages from the kidnapper, Cooper takes things into his own hands. But his choices could place him in even greater danger. Finally, in Below the Surface, what was meant as a peaceful summer vacation turns frightening when Hiro is convinced she witnessed a murder on the lake. Though her instincts are rarely wrong, it appears Hiro may be mistaken this time. Unless the strange accidents happening to Cooper and Gordy are signs of something deeper and more frightening than any of them could imagine.

Download or read book Risky Living written by Tom Jones and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Risky Living is a fascinating collection of candid and intimate conversations with forty-five men and women who describe, in gripping detail, how physical risk is a familiar companion in their working lives, and how they deal with it. This is the first work of oral history to focus solely on people who work dangerous jobs. In the great tradition of books revealing the real lives of working men and women pioneered by Studs Terkel, Risky Living takes readers: Inside Antron Brown’s car as he launches his top fuel drag racer from zero to over 300 miles per hour Alongside world champion bull rider Justin McBride as he attempts to stay atop a 1,600-pound beast Next to storm chasing videographer Jeff Gammons as he painfully remembers the screams of Hurricane Katrina drowning victims Right behind Cameron Begbie as he recalls fighting hand-to-hand against insurgents in Iraq Inside the huddle with two-time Pro Bowl NFL player Kassim Osgood In the back of the jeep with National Geographic wildlife photographer Andy Casagrande Down the shaft with coal miner Jeff Shiner Into the swamp with alligator trapper Tredale Boudreaux 100 stories up with high-rise window washer Walter Diaz Risky Living reveals who these daring people are, what they endure for a paycheck, and how they feel about their jobs. They speak for themselves, in their words, and what they have to say reveals much about who they are, what they do, and why they do it.

Download or read book Pieces of My Path written by Thomas Riddell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-08-28 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the years move on I think many of us don't really consider the subtle but sometimes enormouschanges that can take place in the human mind over the course of time. We often hear people say, 'I'd love to be eighteen again and know what I know now'¦' but how many of us would want to put our past lives out there for the whole world to see; especially when the path that we've walked was chest deep in pain and turmoil?It was in January of 2006 that I decided to write PIECES OF MY PATH. What precipitated my putting finger to keyboard was located in a cardboard box, stashed away and wrapped in a black garbage bag high upon a shelf in the guest bedroom closet. I was thinking a lot about my 'dark days' and how far I had come from those crippling depressed times in the early 90's so I decided to pull down that black bag filled with memories and take a peek back into a bleak, yet rewarding,past.

Download or read book Noelle s Kiss written by Cindy R. Williams and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TV Reporter Noelle Frost enjoys life now that she's free of her abusive ex-husband. She and her young daughter are doing quite well without a man in their lives. Then she meets a giant of a man, six-foot-ten Zave Trayce, a basketball legend. Her trust in men is damaged. Zave seems like the ultimate player on and off the court. She will have to decide if she's brave enough to risk her heart in the game of love. The Christmas Frost Series--Finding Joy, Noelle's Kiss, Holly's Heart, and Chrissy's Catch--tells the stories of the four Frost sisters, who overcome heartache, betrayal and ghosts from the past to find true love and bring back the magic of Christmas.

Download or read book Children Who Are Not Yet Peaceful written by Donna Bryant Goertz and published by Frog Books. This book was released on 2001-02-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charting the progress of twelve children in a real Texas classroom, educator Donna Goertz shows how positive change can occur given the proper environment. In each case she describes a child's transformation from destructive troublemaker to responsible citizen of the classroom community. Readers will learn how to apply Montessori methods to virtually any early elementary environment.

Download or read book The Gritty Truth The Whiskeys Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor Contemporary Romance written by Melissa Foster and published by World Literary Press. This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun, sexy, and emotionally riveting new standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. THE GRITTY TRUTH is the perfect love story for those who enjoy fiercely loyal and insanely sexy alpha heroes, smart, sassy heroines, strong family bonds, bikers, babies, and more! Recovering drug addict Quincy Gritt has fought his demons. He’s confessed to his crimes and conquered his addictions. He’s finally ready to go after sweet, sexy Roni, the gorgeous brunette who won a date with him in a charity auction five months ago and has been putting him off, and driving him wild, ever since. Dancer Veronica “Roni” Wescott worked hard to escape the seedy area where she was raised and followed her dreams to Julliard, only to have them shattered in the blink of an eye. She fought hard and regained her footing, but then the rug was pulled out from under her again when the grandmother who raised her passed away, leaving Roni feeling adrift in a world she knows very little about outside of dance. And then there's Charlie Hunnam–lookalike Quincy Gritt—the man whose late-night texts pulled her through her grief and have been setting her heart aflutter for months. Quincy pulls out all the stops, determined to prove that their friendship is only the beginning of what’s destined to be so much more. Romantic nights lead to smoldering passion and a deep connection too strong to be denied. But when Quincy’s past comes back to haunt him, can he and Roni accept their new gritty truth, or will Quincy spiral back into the darkness and lose the future he fought so hard to have? For more Whiskey love stories, check out Melissa’s other Whiskey novels. TRU BLUE (Truman Gritt) TRULY MADLY WHISKEY (Bear Whiskey) DRIVING WHISKEY WILD (Bullet Whiskey) WICKED WHISKEY LOVE (Bones Whiskey) MAD ABOUT MOON (Jed Moon) TAMING MY WHISKEY (Dixie Whiskey) Don't miss RIVER OF LOVE (Sam Braden), the first story in which the Whiskeys were introduced! The Whiskeys are perfect beach reads with depth of story, strong family ties, and a wealth of emotions. Small town love stories with happily ever afters guaranteed. What Readers Are Saying About The Whiskeys: "The Whiskey series has become my happy place...As a matter of fact this book is one of the best out of the entire series." - Britt, Red Hatter Book Blog "The journey to Jed and Josie's HEA was all kinds of sweet, smexy and even ovary exploding goodness...Their bantering was fun, their heart to hearts made mine melt and the smexy was HAWT." - Kahea, Evermore Books "I don't even have words on how spellbinding Jed's book is!!! Melissa Foster just brought the Whiskey series to a whole new level of excellence!" - Heather, Audio Loves "From heartache to heartwarming, these bad boy bikers will cast a spell on your heart." - Isha, Hopeless Romantic "In the way that only Melissa Foster can do, this book has ALL THE FEELS. [...] You not only fall in love with Jed and Josie, but even more deeply for the whole gang." - Cara, Goodreads "I'm going to say that Jed has become my favorite...I loved every word of this book." - Cat's Guilty Pleasure "If you've fallen in love with the Whiskeys like I have, then you will definitely be mad about Moon!" - Lisa, Goodreads "From the moment Josie and Jed "Moon" stared into each other eyes, I was hooked! A remarkable page-turner." - Cathy, Goodreads "I am Mad about Moon...such a melt your heart, bawl your eyes out, stand up love that Moon has for JoJo and her son." - Nancy, Goodreads "Mad About Moon was the perfect title for this book because that is how you will feel when you are done reading this story. I fell in love with Jed Moon right along with Josie." - Christina, Goodreads "This story captured my emotions and my heart from the first page, and kept me enthralled until the end. I was emotionally wrung out at the end!" - Pam, Goodreads "Bikers, steamy sex, a strong woman, and a man who loves her and her little boy. There are some parts that'll bring tears to your eyes. I always thought TRU BLUE would always be my favorite but this one is right up there with it." - Whispers from Mountains "I really loved the way (Foster) conveyed the sense of family throughout the entire story and the fact that family isn't just blood, it's so much more than that." - Janeen, Goodreads "Melissa Foster always digs deep into her characters and brings out all the raw emotions. I would expect nothing less." - Helene, Goodreads "I didn't want to put my Kindle down...I completely fell for Jed, and I didn't want the story to end!" - BCD Book Review "Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" New York Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely "You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" 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Download or read book When Silence Screams written by Katherine L. Fogg and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living with bipolar disorder is not just a struggle for the individual; it affects everyone associated with that person as well. When Silence Screams chronicles author Katherine Foggs life living with bipolar disorder, severe anxiety, and social phobia from her teenage years to the present. Her searing journal entries talk not only of the struggles she has encountered living with bipolar disorder but also of the emotional ramifications associated with living such a tormented life, relentlessly experiencing severe emotional ups and downs and overwhelming depression. Spanning more than a decade, When Silence Screams begins when she is sixteen and experiencing the anticipation and excitement of her junior year in high school. We dont hear from her again for a full year and by then the challenges and struggles of her journey with bipolar disorder have begun in earnest. At the age of thirty, after years of trying to control her affliction through alcohol abuse and eating disorders, she finally realizes that she is out of control and that she must seek help. It is only then that she learns she has bipolar disorder, in addition to severe anxiety and social phobia. Her journals represent her personal journey through the years of suffering from these disorders. Her hope is that anyone who reads When Silence Screams will gain a better understanding of what an internal struggle living with bipolar disorder can be for all involved.

Download or read book Allison s Last Supper written by Birgitta Berghammar and published by Birgitta Berghammar. This book was released on 2023-11-12 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allison’s Last Supper Part III of VIII in the series is about PI Simon Fintch. After Simon Fintch has celebrated the New Year holidays and had some time off, he immediately gets a new case. This murder has taken place in the same house where Simon works and lives. It was Allison's father, Jonas White, who found his daughter murdered in her apartment when he came to visit from South Africa. The police are busy with all the gang wars, they are worse than before. There's now hardly anyone who can fail to notice that there are tougher times among the gangs and the murders are more than usual this time of the year. In the midst of all the gang wars, Simon needs to consider whether the murder of Allison could be gang-related. During the investigation, he finds out that the brother of the victim's boyfriend is part of one of the gangs. Even Simon and Bee are hit by the gangs. Everyone is equally terrified of what is going on around them. There is no one who is safe anymore, but Simon doesn't give up. He is an experienced homicide detective, and in the end, he manages to solve the complicated case

Download or read book Jobs That Could Kill You written by Tom Jones and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jobs That Could Kill You is a fascinating collection of candid and intimate conversations with forty-two men and women who describe in gripping detail how physical risk is a familiar companion in their working lives, and how they deal with it. In the oral history tradition of Studs Terkel, Jobs That Could Kill You will introduce you to: - Antron Brown as he launches his top fuel drag racer from zero to over 300 miles an hour in less than four seconds. - Justin McBride talking about the guts it takes to stay atop a raging 1,600-pound bull. - Jeff Gammons as he painfully remembers the terrifying screams of Hurricane Katrina drowning victims. - Cameron Begbie as he recalls fighting hand-to-hand against insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq. - Crab fisherman Matt Corriere, who describes the harrowing night when he was the sole survivor after the sinking of the fishing vessel Massacre Bay in icy Alaskan waters. - And dozens more! Jobs That Could Kill You reveals who these daring people are, what they will endure for a paycheck, and how they feel about their jobs. They speak for themselves, in their own words.

Download or read book The Very Thing written by Jen Winans and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ridgeville High is officially back in session after the summer. Fifteen-year-old Stella, who has been misunderstood, bullied, and ostracized because of her severe food allergies, is mostly a loner who is fine with being ignored by the entire student body. She is perfectly happy being a party of two with her best friend, Izzy. Unfortunately, Izzy has other ideas and is trying her best to fit in with the ever-popular, Emma, and her gaggle of minions. As Izzy slowly morphs into her new role as Emma’s sidekick, Stella retreats into her books where she always finds peace. While she deflects attacks from Emma, Stella can’t wait for the day she gets to leave this small town knowing she just doesn’t fit in. Meanwhile, Stella’s dad suggests that she volunteer at the local animal shelter, and although not necessarily in her nature to embrace new adventures, Stella decides to give it a try. As she makes new friends, in both human and dog form, will Stella finally see the light at the end of the high school tunnel? In this inspiring story, a teen who has been misunderstood and bullied for life-threatening food allergies finds the courage to trust herself after gaining strength from some heartwarming rescue dogs. Jen Winans’ debut novel addresses a number of young adult issues of today and effectively weaves in constructive guidance for her readers that they can apply to challenges in their own lives. It was a fast and entertaining read with fun, engaging and complex characters and a compelling story. ~Victoria L I couldn’t put this book down. The book captures the ups and downs of the teenage years while also navigating a severe allergy. I feel that any age can resonate with this book and learn to empathize with the struggles that others possess. I can’t wait for her next book. ~ Tiffany E